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Celtic punk legends The Real McKenzies might be approaching their 25th year as a band, but it seems they’re not slowing down any time soon. They’ve announced plans for yet another studio full-length. It’s called “Two Devils Will Talk,” and that’s the cover art up above. The album is due out March 3rd via their longtime label home, Fat Wreck Chords. Stay tuned for pre-order options and a boatload of tour dates coming down the ‘pike.

The Real McKenzies’s most recent full-length “Rats in the Burlap” was released in April 2015, also through Fat.

Celtic punk legends The Real McKenzies have announced Western Canadian tour dates with Isotopes. The run will begin on March 2nd, 2017 in Victoria, BC and will end on March 25th, 2017 in Grande Prairie, AB. You can view a full list of dates and locations below.

The Real McKenzies’s most recent full-length “Rats in the Burlap” was released in April of 2015 through Fat Wreck Chords.

Boston’s best kept celtic punk secret Mickey Rickshaw recently released a new full-length album titled “Behind The Eight Ball” and it might be the best Celtic punk album I’ve heard this year. Stream the entire thing below and if you dig what you hear as much as I do you can download it for free on bandcamp.

“Behind The Eight Ball” is Micky Rickshaw’s first full-length since 2015’s “No Heaven For Heroes” but the band released an acoustic EP titled “Wild Atlantic” in October.

Dropkick Murphys have unveiled another new tune from their upcoming album 11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory. This one is called “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and you can check it out below.

11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory is set to be released on January 6th, 2017 through Born and Bred Records and will be the first album to be released by the band since 2013′s Signed and Sealed With Blood.

After recently announcing plans to release two new albums in the next year, Dropkick Murphys have now unveiled the first of which to be called “11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory”. The album is set to be released on January 6th, 2017 through Born and Bred Records and will be the first album to be released by the band since 2013’s “Signed and Sealed With Blood”.

On top of revealing the new album, the band is also giving us the first taste of what to expect off of the record by releasing the first new single entitled “Blood”, accompanied by a lyric video.

Check out the new song and a full track listing of “11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory” below.

Celtic punks Dropkick Murphy’s have gone on a rampage of announcements. To start, the band revealed the scheduled release date for their upcoming album, 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory. The band had initially announced one new album coming in the first week of January 2017 and another 6 months later. The group celebrated this announcement by releasing a lyric video for a brand new song off of the record called “Blood”, which you can check out below. The album will touch on various subjects such as, “a look back at childhood life, a snapshot of a clueless Masshole, a stop-you-in-your tracks reflection on a terrorist tragedy”, and it is clear with this new song that they are taking a deeper turn with their music.

On the topic of the new album, bassist Ken Casey said:

To me, the whole journey starts with the fact we actually agreed to go – and then went – to Texas. Because we’ve never left home to make a record. As everyone’s lives have become crazier and busier with kids and families, it’s gotten harder to buckle down at home. We decided to leave Boston, go down to literally the middle of nowhere and lock ourselves in a room.

To tie it all together, the band will be embarking on a tour of US starting February 21st in Bethlehem, PA and ending with a hometown run of shows during St. Patrick’s Day Week (March 15-19). You can view a full list of dates and locations below.

The new albums will be the band’s first since 2013′s Signed and Sealed With Blood, released through their own label Born & Bred Records. Stay tuned for more details on both upcoming records.

If its been too long since you’ve seen Dropkick Murphys live, or you’ve never seen them live, here’s the next best thing. It’s a high definition audio and vidoe recording of the band’s performance at this year’s Hurricane Festival in Germany. Enjoy it below.

Dropkick Murphys recently revealed that they will be releasing not one, but two new albums in 2017. The new albums will be the band’s first since 2013′s Signed and Sealed With Blood, released through their own label Born & Bred Records.

Listen up, ye lads and lasses! New York Celtic punkers The Narrowbacks have a new album coming out this Fall and they’re giving DS readers an exclusive first listen! Even though the LP, Arrogance & Ignorance won’t be out until October 17th, the fellas just couldn’t wait to give us a taste of things to come, so they sent over “Out On The Avenue” to hold us until the album hits shelves! So pause ‘Feet of Flames’, grab some whiskey and give it a listen below.

Arrogance & Ignorance will be the follow up to the 2013 LP Fire It Up.

The Mahones have had a lasting impact on the world of Irish punk. Since their start on Saint Patrick’s Day 1990, they have been one of the hardest working and most successful bands in their genre.

With the announcement of their career-spanning compilation album titled “The Very Best: 25 Years of Irish Punk”; we here at Dying Scene thought we should take some time and tell you what we think.

The album is a collection of the finest from The Mahones throughout their career and with 18 songs to choose from on the album, you’d be crazy not to find one that you like. With songs that have becomes staples in a punk’s playlist, both young and old, the band has summed up their 25 years of experience into one excellent album. Now I know what you are thinking, revisiting and re-recording the classics could change the way they sound after all of these years. Let me assure you, these guys haven’t lost a 4/4 beat; and I will do my best to give you some insight in the short time we have together.

The album starts off strong with a re-release their track “A Great Night on the Lash”, a song all about drinking, making noise, and having a good time. The raw emotion from the first rendition has easily carried over to the new recording, letting you share in the pandemonium of a long night/early morning out with the band. It kicks just as much ass as the first version and is a great way to get you in the mindset for a nice thick beer. Overall, this song was already a classic for me, but the revisited version is just as good and will put your mind in a barstool next to a slumping irishman.

The next few tracks on the album give you a strong taste of authentic Irish sound. Heavy fiddle, flute, and accordion give that almost folky vibe to the punk chugs and chanting that they accompany. The straight-fowardness of the drums mixed with the multiple layers of instruments and countermelodies give you something to bop your head to and something to smile about.

One song I particularly liked on the album was “Streets of New York”. It brings that slow side to punk that makes the speed hit so heavy. The song brings the feel of that waltzy ¾ time traditional of Irish folktales. The song was good when it was first released on their album “Paint the Town Red”, but since then you can tell the band has really embraced the song because the version on the new album has a passion and soul in it that you can only get from living the Irish punk scene.

Their song “Past the Pint of No Return” was probably my favorite on the new album. The original version has a upbeat, rushed feeling which, for some older bands, can be tough to keep going after all these years. I thought The Mahones did an excellent job keeping that feel in this song while putting a little bit more wisdom and soul into how it is performed. It seems that the band grew with the song and it shows in the music. Also, it’s always awesome to hear someone rip out a fiddle solo mid-song!

Overall thoughts: The album as a whole is one of those ones you listen to straight through. When I sat down to write this piece, I wanted to get a taste of the new sound and to hear some songs I haven’t heard before. I started the album at the top and I didn’t touch the skip button once before it was over. It is easily listenable and doesn’t beat you over the head with the irish or the punk; the nice mix of both give the album a spice, but the garnish doesn’t overpower the flavor of the music or of the messages. They have a genre, and they do it well, but they frequently pull from other genres to give variance to what, for some, can be a slightly repetitious sound.

The album contains a passion that you can only get from performing for 25 years, and it shows up in force for this ‘greatest hits’ album. Overall, I rate it a 4.5. It is definitely worth the attention, if not for the true professionalism of a timeless Irish punk group, then for the awesome music that this group puts out.

In a recent interview, Dropkick Murphys bassist/vocalist Ken Kasey revealed that the band has finished two new records to be released next year, the first to be released in the first in the first week of January and the second to be released six months later.

We’re beyond stoked to bring you the exclusive premier of the soon-to-be-released greatest hits compilation from none other than Canada-based Irish punk rockers The Mahones!

Entitled “The Very Best: 25 Years of Irish Punk,” the release chronicles the band’s roots and their evolving sound over the last quarter-century. It’s due out this coming Friday (August 26th) via Whiskey Devil Records in Canada, Sailor’s Grave Records in the States, and various outlets throughout Europe…buuuuut you can stream the entire thing today! Check it out below!

You can catch The Mahones on tour in Canada and Europe later this year in support of “The Very Best: 25 Years of Irish Punk.” Details are below as well!

Band Spotlight

If you haven't heard of Hillview yet, they're a new melodic punk band from Los Angeles featuring Ten Foot Pole bassist Chris Del Rio and Eddie Carrasco of Union 13. They recently released three brand new songs titled "Find the Way", "Pictures of You", and "No One Else to Blame".
The band describes their sound as "Hard hitting. In your face. Melodic Punk", and these songs definitely deliver on that promise. Think a little heavier, faster Ten Foot Pole... I recommend giving all three tracks a listen here.